A vast ocean planet with a single outpost resting on a small rocky island.

The user’s spaceship drifts through the darkness, responding to a distress beacon flashing from the planet’s surface.

A red button on the console blinks urgently—”INCOMING TRANSMISSION”

Sabine appears. Her face is lit by emergency lights, her expression calm but urgent.

“Welcome, Traveler. You’ve reached The Arctuary, once a thriving station, now a ghost in the void. If you’re seeing this message… you’re the first visitor in a long time.

“There’s something you should know before you land.”

(Screen flickers—static interference—brief distorted flashes of the outpost interior, dimly lit halls, data consoles still running, and something lurking in the background… but it’s gone in an instant.)

“Come quickly. There’s little time.”

[Screen goes black.]